Jeff Simerville, MD
Urology Physician in Palmer, Alaska. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 13,350 in Urology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Jeff Simerville, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 65.5/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,070 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 65.5/100
- MIPS score · -18 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Jeff Simerville, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
66 7th percentile higher than 7% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Jeff Simerville, MD sits
This provider among urology physician peers
Across the 4,623 urology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Jeff Simerville, MD writes more Part D claims than 41% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 6% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one urology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Jeff Simerville, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
Jeff Simerville, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Jeff Simerville, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Alaska
How Urology Physician compares to other specialties among Alaska providers
Largest specialties in Alaska (% of in-state providers)
Urology Physician ranks #84 among Alaska's specialties (0.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Alaska provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Urology Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Jeff Simerville, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Urology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 65.5/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Urology Physician) - 65.5/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Urology Physician US NPIs
65.5/100 MIPS final score - 17.6 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Urology Physician. Quality dim: 74.8. Cost dim: 10.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Jeff Simerville, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Urology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 2490 S WOODWORTH LOOP, Palmer, AK, 99645, with a listed phone of (907) 745-9300. NPI 1871575506 was issued on 11/17/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Simerville most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,070 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 272 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $197K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.3%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 65.5/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 74.8, Cost 10), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Urology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 13,350 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 1,280 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1871575506 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Urology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 11/17/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Jeff Simerville, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Jeff Simerville, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$175
Largest payer
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,373
- Total Day Supply
- 65,774
- Generic Drug Cost
- $38K
- Opioid Claims
- 46 (4.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 89
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.13
- Gender Split
- 22% female / 78% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 26, 65-74: 120, 75-84: 106, 85+: 20
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Jeff Simerville, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
290 claims
- Myrbetriq
Myrbetriq
190 claims
- Finasteride 61
Finasteride
61 claims
- Dutasteride 60
Dutasteride
60 claims
- Solifenacin Succin… 50
Solifenacin Succinate
50 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride 44
Oxybutynin Chloride
44 claims
- Tolterodine Tartra… 40
Tolterodine Tartrate Er
40 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin… 34
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
34 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 290 |
| Myrbetriq Mirabegron | 190 |
| Finasteride | 61 |
| Dutasteride | 60 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | 50 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | 44 |
| Tolterodine Tartrate Er Tolterodine Tartrate | 40 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 34 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er Oxybutynin Chloride | 28 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 27 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Urology Physician Overview
How Jeff Simerville, MD fits within the Urology Physician landscape nationally.
Jeff Simerville, MD's 1,070 claims are below the specialty average of 1,280.
Nearby Urology Physician Providers in Alaska
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alaska, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Simerville.
Compare Urology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Alaska medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Urology Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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